Saint Sylvester I Saint of the Day for December 31 (d. 335) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Sylvester I’s Story When you think of this pope, you think of the Edict of Milan, the emergence of the Church from the catacombs, the building of the great basilicas, Saint John Lateran, Saint Peter’s and others, […]

Saint Egwin Saint of the Day for December 30 (d. c. 720) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Egwin’s Story You say you’re not familiar with today’s saint? Chances are you aren’t—unless you’re especially informed about Benedictine bishops who established monasteries in medieval England. Born of royal blood in the 7th century, Egwin entered […]

Saint Thomas Becket Saint of the Day for December 29 (December 21, 1118 – December 29, 1170) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Thomas Becket’s Story A strong man who wavered for a moment, but then learned one cannot come to terms with evil and so became a strong churchman, a martyr and a saint—that was […]